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More rainfall expected for fair

Chance of storms daily through weekend

A crowd braves the strong wind and light rain shortly before the carnival was slated to open at the Logan County Fair Wednesday. The carnival opens today at 5 p.m. (Sara Waite / Sterling Journal-Advocate)

The weather has cooperated — mostly — this week with the Logan County Fair events.

Tuesday and Wednesday both saw a little moisture, and some gusty winds, as rainfall moved through the area, but the wet weather had little impact on the planned activities.

However, the National Weather Service forecast called for a 40 percent chance of storms this afternoon, growing to a 50 percent chance tonight. Wednesday night, the NWS hazardous weather outlook said northeast Colorado will see a "fairly moist west-southwest flow" starting this afternoon through Saturday. The storms from this system could produce locally heavy rainfall, "especially across the northeast corner of the state."

Tuesday night, rain began falling around 8 p.m., dropping less than .1 inches during the NextEra bull riding event in the grandstands.

Wednesday evening, strong winds forced some booths to put up their awnings and tents, but didn't dissuade those waiting for the carnival to open even as rain began to fall. At 4:30 p.m., the NWS data for the Sterling Municipal Airport shows winds of 41 mph and gusts of up to 51 mph. However, the skies were clear again shortly after the carnival's scheduled start time of 5 p.m.

Today, expect a high of around 89, with partly sunny skies. Friday will be mostly cloudy and a bit cooler, topping out near 85, according to the NWS. Saturday's forecast calls for a high around 87 and partly sunny skies, while Sunday will be clearer, with a high near 89.

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